The MA in Art and Research Collaboration (ARC) was launched in 2014 as a full time practical taught masters offered by Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology (IADT).

The programme is no longer accepting applications and the final ARC cohort is due to graduate in 2025.

We have greatly enjoyed leading the programme for the past decade, and continue to follow the progress of our many excellent graduates with huge interest. But we also recognise that the educational (and economic) environment has changed a great deal since 2014 and IADT now needs to review its postgraduate provision, particularly in light of the housing and cost of living challenges being faced by many students.

We look forward to presenting the work of our current students at the LAB Gallery later this year.

Their exhibition is due to open on Wednesday 11 December 2024 and further details will be posted closer to the date.

Since 2014, ARC students and graduates have developed projects exploring how art intersects with many different fields of enquiry, including archaeology, architecture, biology, computing, craft, dance, design, education, engineering, environmental science, fashion, fiction, history, geology, philosophy, publishing and theatre.

ARC students have been encouraged to install and present their work in a variety of studio, rehearsal and gallery contexts. They also received professional development support to realise their Major Project, including advice on funding from public and private sources, fabrication, insurance and public liability.

Key contributors to the programme team have included Sheena Barrett, David Beattie, Alan James Burns, Maria McKinney, Lisa Moran, Sean O’Sullivan, and Matt Packer.

Visiting artists, critics and curators have included Catalyst Arts, Mary Conlon, Chris Fite-Wassilak, Damien Flood, Jennie Guy, Isobel Harbison, Emma Haugh, Alissa Kleist, Jaki Irvine, Sasha Litvinseva, Peter Maybury, Paul McAree, Julia Moustacchi, Ciaran Murphy, Gavin Murphy, Nathan O’Donnell, Mark O’Gorman, Marguerite O’Molloy, Livia Paldi, Sue Rainsford, Read That Image, Linda Shevlin, Lucy Steeds, Adam Stead, Kate Strain, Marysia Wieckiewicz-Carroll, Oonagh Young and many others.

ARC has collaborated with organisations that include Dublin City Council Arts Office, the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), The Dock, Highlanes Gallery, Pallas Projects, and Temple Bar Gallery + Studios.